B-612

Opening is a bit harsh. A peppery herbal sappy evergreen note that I initially didn’t like but I came to love and crave. Like the first sip of Diet Coke from a cold can (IYKYK). This settles in 20 min or so and I get two more stages. About two hours of a lovely powdery, creamy floral note that is fairly strong in projection and well complemented by others. The barbershop phase others discuss here. The floral note fades and there is then a great musky wood dry down that is pleasant but not unique. I am not overly familiar with cashmeran but I don’t find this overly synthetic. I get 10+ hours total with the last 6-7 this woody phase that is a nice arms length bubble. I really like this and enjoyed my 5ml decant over the course of a month. I didn’t put it in my “full bottle” want list initially. Though I liked it, it didn’t seem unique enough to invest in. As soon as the little atomizer went dry I wanted more though, so FML I’m going to have to budget for this.

This is a quite unique and modern take on the fougère genre. I would say it is inspired by the well-known shaving foam aroma fougères, but turned into a ''dreamy creation''. It's not harsh after the opening cypress note settles. It sweetens with tonka bean quite fast actually. The lavender stays through and there is a lot of cashmeran in the base. That part can seem too synthetic or the note could be too prominent. I do enjoy that it's an honest performer longevity wise, as Nishane is known for, not a screamer compared to other offerings from the house. The solid dry woody base is interesting and gives legs to this composition. Quite versatile overall.

B-612 is bright, sharp, and optimistic. It's youthful and fresh, but not at all juvenile - appropriate for many men who are youthful at heart, but not necessarily those youthful in body. For me, this is a versatile daytime fragrance for summer and fall. It works as well at the beach as it does at the office, as long as it's sprayed in moderation. It seems as though many wearers of B-612 lose the ability to detect it on themselves after several hours, but don't be fooled - this is a long-lasting fragrance with moderate-to-strong silage. I don't recommend this as a blind buy, but I do recommend giving it a try.

The cypress in the opening has mint aspects. This is clean, woody, aromatic. This is a very well made fragrance that smells niche while being part of a well known DNA. In this genre I much prefer Gentle Fluidity Silver which is bolder, stronger. But this is still super awesome. It's extremely masculine and pretty mature to me. I can see a guy with a white shirt and jeans wearing this to work in the summer. Compared to most aromatics, this is extremely relaxing and comforting, that's very unique. Love it. Performance is very good for this scent profile.

Was dying to get my hands on this as I search for a modern take on barbershop after many reviewers placed it in the fougere category. Well I have a bit now and I've had it on all day and I have to say it's not that. It is serene and pleasant to be sure. Very clean and agreeable scent with nothing wrong with it but to me nothing barbershop about it. It's powdery and gives a clean laundry vibe, not unlike myslf parfum. Performance is not "extrait" on my skin, soft projection but nothing nuclear.